Jody Herring, mom who lost custody, kills children’s Child Protective Services worker

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A woman who was upset about losing custody of her daughter used a hunting rifle to fatally shoot a child-welfare agency worker who had handled her case.

The shooting happened Friday outside a state office building in Vermont that houses the Department for Children and Families, Governor Peter Shumlin’s office said.

The mother, Jody Herring, was detained by people in and around the building after the shooting, police said.

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